Law / United States / Delaware
House Bill 306 (pending), Computer Communication Act
H.B. 306, 153rd General Assembly (introduced March 5, 2026; pending Senate committee)
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Proposed: draft date not recorded.
Before the second chamber, dated 5 May 2026, as of 12 September 2026.
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As of 6 September 2026.
Where it has got to
The text described here is House Bill 306 as introduced, 5 March 2026. That print is HB 306, published 5 March 2026.
Locally, this stage is Senate Banking, Business, Insurance and Technology Committee.
The stage above is recorded at legis.delaware.gov.
Passed the House and referred to the Senate Banking, Business, Insurance and Technology Committee on 5 May 2026, where no vote has been taken. Delaware publishes House amendments as separate documents, so the text as introduced does not reflect them.
What it requires
- This measure has passed the House and is pending in a Senate committee; it binds nobody yet. What follows is what it would require if enacted in this introduced form.
- Before completing a commercial transaction with a consumer who interacts with computer technology, notify the consumer if a reasonable person in their position would otherwise believe they were dealing with an actual human being.
If you get it wrong
Private right of actionYes
Penalty structure
Attorney General civil penalty ceiling per the bill's original synopsis; whether the cap applies per violation or in aggregate is not stated in the synopsis and the enacted or amended text was not read to confirm it.
- Rule
- Fixed only
- As of
- 6 September 2026
- Currency
- USD
- Fixed cap
- 5,000,000
What it reaches
Obligation class
Disclosure
What this law does
Drafted with AI from the cited sources under the direction of UnGovr staff. UnGovr holds editorial responsibility for this page.
This measure remains pending in the Senate Banking, Business, Insurance and Technology Committee as of its last committee action on May 5, 2026, with no floor vote scheduled; it does not bind anyone yet.
As introduced, it would amend Title 6 to make it an unlawful and prohibited trade practice for a business to engage in a commercial transaction with a consumer who interacts with computer technology, under circumstances where a reasonable person would believe they are dealing with an actual human being, without first notifying the consumer that they are communicating with a computer.
It would create a private right of action for damages and let the Attorney General seek injunctive relief and a civil penalty of up to $5,000,000 for violations. As introduced, the measure states it takes effect 180 days after enactment into law.
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Read the law
Bill detail and original synopsis, Delaware General Assembly, as introduced
the text of House Amendments 1 and 3 is not reproduced in this citation